Properties

Other Powers

A positively refreshing ability with many applications! Harness the waves and surf along the ground. Enjoy a powered-up version of the Water Gun and carry heavy stones with ease! And make sure you find out what happens if you freeze a fountain...”

Water (or a very similar ability) was originally going to appear in Kirby GCN, its first appearance in a video game. It would have looked similar to the design in Kirby: Right Back at Ya! with shiny blue skin, except with a different crown housing what appears to be flowing water. Only one of its attacks was shown: Kirby blows bubbles that spread around a fairly short distance, similar to the later-revealed Bubble. However, the game was never released.

Water wasn't introduced to the games until Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It was first revealed in the game's teaser in Nintendo's quarterly investor report video, then later in the game's E3 2011 trailer where Water Kirby is seen battling a boss. Water Kirby's appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land lacks the translucency and blue tone from the anime, but his cap otherwise looks like the unreleased one from Kirby GCN with a larger size and more detail. He also cannot simply inhale seawater to get it like he did in the anime.

Water returns in Kirby Star Allies; it remains relatively the same, although water is more photo-realistic. It is also an element that can be combined with other Copy Abilities to create Friend Abilities.

A special dash move. Kirby surfs on a wave. This move allows Kirby to travel over the surface of a body of water or a fiery platform.

Splash

16 (when Kirby turns around)

4 (normal hit), 16 (when Kirby turns around)

Wave Surf

Surf + Button 1

Raises Kirby's surf wave and deals damage for several seconds. Kirby is invulnerable during the attack.

Splash

32

32

Geyser

↑ + Button 1

Projects a column of water straight up, but Kirby cannot move while doing so. Pressing button 1 repeatedly maintains the column. If executed in mid-air, Kirby carries on moving in his original direction.

Splash

16 per hit

4 (start), 16 (during), 8 (end)

Fountain Hover

(midair) ↓ + Button 1

Kirby hovers by spitting water towards the ground. Hovers as long as Button 1 is depressed. After the hover starts, directional keys control Kirby's movement and hover distance.

Splash

8 per hit

8 per hit

Water Crown

↓ + Button 1

Splashes water at Kirby's feet, dealing damage to anything close to him. Has short range.

Splash

16, 14 (rapid subsequent uses)

16

Rainbow Rain

Hold ↓ then ↑ + Button 1

Kirby crouches, then projects a sphere of water around him and ends with a rainbow flourish. Has longer range than Water Crown. This move has difficult execution timing - the player needs to press ↑ before Button 1 or Kirby performs Water Crown instead, and Button 1 must follow suit a split second after ↑ or Kirby stands up and does nothing.

Transformation Sequence

In the transformation sequence, Kirby spins around in a water tornado. His skin then turns translucent blue, and he gains a golden crown.

Flavor Text

Game

Flavor text

Look out -- you're a water wizard! Ride the waves and cool down hot flames! Your Water Gun is supercharged too!

A positively refreshing ability with many applications! Harness the waves and surf along the ground. Enjoy a powered-up version of the Water Gun and carry heavy stones with ease! And make sure you find out what happens if you freeze a fountain...

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Names in Other Languages

The meaning of the Water ability's name remains constant throughout other languages. In Japanese, its name is ウォーター (U~ōtā), meaning Water. The other names also mean Water; the German name is Wasser, the Spanish name is Agua, the French name is Eau, the Italian name is Acqua, the Russian name is Вода (Voda), and the Chinese name is 清水 (Qīngshuǐ, literally "clear water").

Trivia

This is currently the only ability out of the four that had debuted in the anime to appear in the games.

Excluding Super Abilities, Water is the only ability introduced in Kirby's Return to Dream Land that does not reappear in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Though it doesn't appear in Kirby: Planet Robobot, the Poison ability seems to be based on the Water ability, in terms of its appearance and some of its attacks. Water was most likely excluded from the game for its destructive nature when contacted with electricity, and hence, would be a very powerful ability in a world of machinery.